Olivier-Winning Brainiac Live Returns to West End with Original Cast and New Members

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The production will play at the West End's Garrick Theatre from Sunday 26 July – Sunday 30 August.

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Casting has been announced for the 2025 Olivier Award-winning BEST FAMILY SHOW, science's greatest and most volatile live show Brainiac Live, for its limited season at the West End's Garrick Theatre from Sunday 26 July – Sunday 30 August, with a press performance on Tuesday 28 July at 2.30pm.

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Packed with experiments and demonstrations, the show is a fast-paced celebration of science that promises liquid nitrogen clouds, vortex smoke rings, exploding hydrogen balloons, spinning CO₂ chairs and plenty of spectacular surprises along the way.

Returning from the Olivier Award-winning cast to perform at The Garrick are Rik Warren and Tracy Rahi who will be joined by alternating Andy Joyce, and Jack Edwards .

Produced by Dan Colman for Dan Colman Creative, the show has been written and directed by Creative Director Andy Joyce and with Design by Damien Stanton. The original production direction and writing was provided by Ben Keaton.

More mischievous than ever before, the UK's original and favourite family science show explodes on stage and takes audiences on a breathless ride through the wild world of the weird and wonderful. Watch from the safety of your seat as the Brainiacs delve fearlessly into the mysteries of science and do all of those things on stage that you're far too scared (and definitely not allowed) to do at home.

Based on the popular TV show owned by ITV Studios, Brainiac Live has played to packed houses across the UK, headlined major science festivals, and toured internationally from Dubai to Australia. Since its debut in 2008, it has entertained and educated over a million children and families.

Highlights include three West End summer seasons, a two-week run at the Sydney Opera House, and appearances in Hong Kong, Brisbane, Edinburgh, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Dubai Opera and Barcelona – plus a recent English/Arabic dual-language production at Ithra, Saudi Arabia. Its Olivier Award win in 2025 celebrated the summer run at London's Marylebone Theatre .

Developed by bringing together theatre producers, writers, directors, designers, science communicators, and a Professor of Public Engagement in Science, the show continues to evolve with every new production.

Dan Colman says “We are absolutely thrilled to be bringing Brainiac Live back to the West End following its Olivier Award win last year. The show has always been about inspiring curiosity and excitement about science in the most entertaining way possible, and there's no better place to share that energy with families than in the heart of London this summer.”

Brainiac Live is currently embarking on a UK tour, visiting Mayflower Studios Southampton (26 May), Bristol Old Vic (28-29 May), Belgrade Theatre Coventry (20 June – on sale soon), Theatre Royal Brighton (4 July), Grand Opera House York (13 September) Queens Theatre , Barnstaple (18 October), Chelmsford Theatre (28 October), Lighthouse, Poole (29 October), Anvil Arts Basingstoke (30 October), St Georges Hall, Bradford (31 October), New Theatre Peterborough (1 November), with further dates to be announced.

Brainiac Live will also be appearing for a 6th season at Butlins in Minehead, Skegness and Bognor Regis across the May Half Term, October Half Term and School Summer holidays throughout 2026.

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_Originally reported by [BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/westend/article/Cast-Set-For-BRAINIAC-LIVE-at-Londons-Garrick-Theatre-20260511)._